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contents Weekly Web Poll 03 Inside Buzz Log on to www.myspace.com/dailytitanbuzz to vote The question: “What is your favorite comic book character?” Is it Wolverine? Batman? 04 Flogging Molly at UCI Spiderman? Someone Else? You tell us! www.myspace.com/dailytitanbuzz Cavil at Rest are Indie-Rock LISTEN ONLINE CHECK ONLINE WATCH ONLINE 05 The Sophisticated TSU IF YOU SEE ME, GO TO IF YOU SEE ME, GO TO IF YOU SEE ME, GO TO WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ Buzz Fashion DAILYTITANBUZZ DAILYTITANBUZZ DAILYTITANBUZZ I’m not sure what I’ll be this and it’s a long weekend perfect for Buzz Travel year. I’d really like to be Lucy and gambling. 06 School for Scoundrels Gets Nerdy Editor’s Ricky Ricardo. But, I think it will Anyhow, here’s a photo of my cat be Alice and the Mad Hatter this with a V for Vendetta mask on. Open Season Shoots on Screen Letter time around. If you have anything to say, send Hi everyone, thank I’m always excited about me an e-mail. Thanks! 07 Fullerton’s Newly Apathetic you for reading The Buzz this week. Halloween nearing because the – Kirsten Alto Buzz CD Review: Sean Lennon I hope all of you are dressing up next day of celebration after for Halloween this year. Even if Halloween for me is my birthday in you’re not planning on going out November. to any hip parties, I say you dress We go to Vegas every year over COVER: up and go knock on a few doors Thanksgiving weekend because my Guiness is the favored anyway. birthday falls on that weekend, drink for the bandmates of Flogging Molly, who played the UCI Bren Events Center Saturday on their College Tour. p.4
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SEPTEMBER text messages to young boys ... Michael Graves Nothing is more hilarious than and all we can say is that it looks Carters Showcase a Christian in charge of stopping good. We haven’t seen the show yet on E! but it seems the Corona these crimes actually committing them ... what a sicko ... Rosie guys have some unresolved issues Paris Hilton Nick O’Donnell shot a snot-rocket on regarding ... is 07 Starr Jones right though, what kind of brother Saturday The View ... was really that bad after all? China is holding dates his bro’s ex? Did anyone else The Killers Animal Olympics and animal notice that one of the girls on The Wiltern The Bachelor is a “beer chemist” rights activists are upset about it Los Angeles ... everyone should be upset about and another is a “socialite” it, what is China’s problem? Who ... that’s just good television.
08 Sunday Cheyene Kimball w/ Ryan Star House of Blues Anaheim 09 Monday Hatebreed CONCERT CALENDAR: CONCERT House of Blues Sunset Strip
10 Tuesday Gov’t Mule The Grove Anaheim
11 WEdnesday Rancid House of Blues Anaheim
12 Thursday Electric Six Galaxy Theatre Santa Ana
13 Friday Def Leppard/ Journey Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles CHECK ONLINE IF YOU SEE ME, GO TO WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ DAILYTITANBUZZ 10.05.06 p.4...... Flogging Molly’s College Tour Stops at UCI By kirsten alto initially because I thought it would Daily Titan Buzz Editor sound cool, but over the course of [email protected] time I actually learned what I was doing. I didn’t really learn about In 2001, when I first saw how it worked until I met Dave Flogging Molly as an opening band [King]. for The Living End, I had no idea DTB: How long has it taken you that five years later their popularity to create your sound and keep it would have expanded so. consistent so that someone can say The seven-piece band Dave King “that’s Flogging Molly.” on vocals and guitar, Bob Schmidt BS: (laughing) Until now it’s on mandolin and banjo, Nathan taken us nine years. […] As far as Maxwell on bass, Bridget Regan on how long it has taken for people to fiddle, Dennis Casey on guitar and recognize our sound, there are still a George Schwindt on drums, is now lot of people who don’t know who headlining its Side One Dummy the hell we are. college tour. Although CSUF isn’t DTB: What influences do you all on the list, they just performed at have? UC Irvine’s Bren Events Center BS: I think there is a lot of Saturday. crossover. I don’t think you will find
Schmidt told The Buzz that the Photo by Cameron Pemstein anyone in the band who wasn’t a reason for the tour is to see how Johnny Cash fan or a Clash fan or a many college-age fans they have, LISTEN ONLINE CHECK ONLINE Stones fan or a Who fan. and by the looks fo the crowd at TO FLOGGING MOLLY FOR MORE PHOTOS DTB: Are you guys working on a WWW. MYSPACE.COM/ WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ UCI, they have many. DAILYTITANBUZZ DAILYTITANBUZZ new album? It’s no wonder people are BS: We are currently working on attracted to Flogging Molly. Their so I can forgive them. The Daily Titan Buzz: What is new album. We are trying to write Celtic punk sound is unique, highly Much of the excitement Saturday different about playing colleges? stuff now, and we hope to get into energetic and simply a lot of fun to night was gaining the energy from Schmidt’s Bob Schmidt: Basically ... it is set the studio in the beginning of the listen to. And their live performance the crowd. up different. … You roll in, and the next year. is fun to watch as well. Everyone’s singing along, knowing Quite the stage could be anywhere on campus. DTB: What do you think about I was happy that in this particular the songs’ ins and outs, and the But the energy never comes from popular music today? show they chose to mix older songs interactions between the crowd the venue, … the energy of these BS: I don’t know what popular with newer songs and jiggy songs and the band created the type of Mandolin college shows comes from us and music is today, and I am not sure with more quiet songs. It was nice atmosphere every show should have. the crowd. what popular music was when I was to hear some Swagger songs such as I can’t say this was the best Flogger DTB: Did any of the band go to kid, because when I was younger, I “Selfish Man,” which King dedicated Flogging Molly show I’ve ever been college? was always listening to what I was BS: to himself, “Devil’s Dance Floor” to, but many of the newer fans By sean mccormick I think just about everybody into, and it wasn’t usually popular. and, in the encore, “Black Friday would probably beg to differ. Daily Titan Staff Writer in the band, or at least half the DTB: Is there anything you Rule.” Although I don’t think Flogging [email protected] band, have taken a stab at it, if not would like to say to anybody who Sure, it would have been even Molly will ever have much radio play completing it. might be going to the show? nicer if “Worst Day Since Yesterday” or end up on MTV as they would Flogging Molly mandolin and DTB: How did you get started BS: Oh hell, I don’t know. I think was also played, but they did have to probably wish, I do urge everyone banjo player, Bob Schmidt, took playing the mandolin? it would be a challenge for them to make room for newer songs off their to go listen and check them out some time in between college tour BS: … It was just one of those come out. … Just celebrate with us, recent album, Whiskey on a Sunday, when they come back around. gigs to talk with The Buzz. things where I grabbed a hold of it you will not be disappointed. Cavil at Rest Play Indie-Rock at Becker Ampitheatre Andy Hamm, bass and vocals, “Highjacked at Sea.” influenced by the Beach Boys. summer, and the band is going to By kevin cole said the name of the band came He said one of the songs, “All is Ryan started the band a few years spend a lot of time writing and Daily Titan Staff Writer from a philosophy it goes by. Well and Good,” is about a beggar ago, then Kelcey was the next to will probably be working on a full- [email protected] He said a cavil is anything that who expects nothing and others who join. length album. holds a person back in life, keeping complain although they are rich. Hamm next came back from Hamm said the band has always the person from being the best they Frazier said the band has always school in Colorado and joined the tried to be a positive influence for The scorching sun, the west wind can be. been known as Cavil at Rest, and band. Matt finally came on board everyone who listened to them or and the smell of freshly mown grass “We are putting those to rest, if the entire band is from Orange because the band lost their drummer came to their shows. He said it was with dust raised by a physical plant that makes sense,” Hamm said. County. four months ago. a good feeling realizing that the golf cart. The five-member band includes Their influences include Animal They have gone both ways on band loves their work. They hope In a white T-shirt and corduroys, Hamm on bass, Ryan Hahn handling Collective and Led Zeppelin. the issue of whether independent that other people saw and felt that the lead singer jumped from a lead vocals and guitar, Matt Frazier The band is interested in classic or major labels are better. They both way also. crouch across the stage belting out on drums, Devin Dawson subbing rock, though Frazier says everyone have their advantages, Hamm said. “Still not as Bad.” on guitar and Kelcey Ayer on considers them an indie-rock band. “We do have a very indie sound, At the Becker Amphitheatre last keyboards, guitar and vocals. The band does have a lot of rock with the classic sound which attracts Thursday, the Mission Viejo-based Cavil has three EPs to date. The and indie influences, but they also the major labels,” Hamm said. LISTEN ONLINE FARAWAY BOYS ONLINE indie-rock band Cavil at Rest played band has also recently released have a lot of three or four part He said they are going on tour WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ a set of 10 songs. some rough demos on a CD called harmonies. The band was also with a band from Michigan in the DAILYTITANBUZZ ...... p.5 10.05.06 TSU Underground Sophisticated Last Thursday By jonathan saavedra Daily Titan Staff Writer described as “philosophical and “Through rapping and freestyling, [email protected] thought-provoking.” I found my true voice,” MacLeod “If there’s something stressing said. “After that, I had the confidence A man, a mic and a DJ. me out in my life, I’ll just throw to speak regularly. If you would see That simple mix was all it took to on a beat, grab my notebook and me when I was 14 or 15, I couldn’t keep the large crowd that filled up the start writing,” he said. “Hopefully, I even talk to you because the stutter TSU Underground Pub entertained could put it together in such a way was so bad.” as Cal State Fullerton student Jesse that someone else is going to be able As the son of blues guitaris and MacLeod, aka Sophistic, took to the to relate to it.” singer/songwriter Doug MacLeod, microphone last Thursday. Rhyming is something that hasn’t he was also influenced by his father. “When people can connect always been easy for the 22-year-old “I just remember waking up to to you or appreciate the words emcee. his guitar and going to sleep to it,” that you say, that’s what keeps me “I had a stutter, a very bad stutter he said. “I remember waking up in going,” the communications major to the point where I could barely get the middle of the night to the sound said. “That’s what makes me want to out a sentence,” he said about how of his guitar because he loved to play Photo by Suzanne Sullivan keep recording, to keep elevating.” he was prior to getting into the hip- so much. He definitely influenced Sophistic and his DJ, Indjnous, hop scene. who I am as a person, as a very laid- people, he said. and be like, ‘Okay, I made it,’” he kept the audience alive throughout His life took a turn when back type of individual.” He would ultimately like to see said. “I could die the next day, and the hour with beats and rhymes underground, Los Angeles-based Eventually, Sophistic would like himself as part of the Rock the I’d be satisfied.” that dig deeper than the ubiquitous group the Visionaries came to his to see himself among successful Bells Festival, which is considered tracks about “riding dirty” or high school and performed live. underground artists, such as the by some as the hip-hop version of LISTEN ONLINE “promiscuous girls” heard on most The group’s performance inspired Visionaries, prepping backstage so Coachella. TO SOPHISTIC AT hip-hop radio dials. him and his friends to start rhyming he could go out and perform in “If I could get a spot on Rock the WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ His lyrical content is self- and freestyling. front of a crowd of thousands of Bells, I could stand on that stage DAILYTITANBUZZ Buzz Travel Buzz Fashion Let’s Go Down Under, Mate The CSUF Dos and Don’ts By daralyn schoenewald By DAVID OSBORNe CHECK ONLINE FOR MORE DOS AND Daily Titan Staff Writer Daily Titan Staff Photographer [email protected] DON’TS AT WWW. [email protected] MYSPACE.COM/ DAILYTITANBUZZ When Americans think of Australia, many probably conjure up images of kangaroos and koala bears — though call a koala a bear to an Aussie, and he’ll set you straight. “It’s not a bear,” he’d say. Photo Courtesy Daralyn Schoenewald When I think of Australia, I think A boat’s view of Sidney’s opera house on the edge of the city in Australia. of my Aunt Felicia. She’s Australian, married to my American uncle. whole day at a wildlife sanctuary. shopping at a mall so big, it should Every other year, they spend There, I took a picture with a koala, have its own ZIP code. It was six Christmas down under. fed kangaroos and stared at a log stories tall and spread out over This past Christmas, I was lucky a Tasmanian devil was sleeping a whole street block. The prices enough to join them, and I was under. seemed high, but the exchange rate DO find colors that work well DON’T wear all denim. breathless with excitement. The kangaroos were like was good. together like green and yellow. Winter’s great for layers and a A pair of jeans compliments The trip to the airport was an overgrown puppies, nuzzling the New Year’s Eve was spent on almost any top except a jean chance to be colorful. Always try jacket. This outfit requires an adventure in itself. The shuttle hands of visitors, searching for food Bondi Beach, Sydney’s Venice to keep it to three colors or less. American flag and a fist pump. driver should never have been given and affection. Beach. a license. I couldn’t tear my eyes away from After the countdown, I And after an interminable 14- them as they were hopping around. meandered across the street to a bar, hour flight spent watching “40-Year New Year’s was spent in Sydney, a meaning only to use the “loo” before Old Virgin” and “Deuce Bigelow two-hour plane ride from the Gold I hailed a cab. I ended up spending European Gigolo” at least three Coast where we had been staying. hours drinking with and talking to times each, we arrived in Brisbane. One afternoon, we went down a group of Australians my age. The heat and humidity were so to the Sydney Harbor and took a I look back on the time spent in intense it was like a punch in the cruise around the bay. Australia with fondness. chest. The air was warm and salty, and I got to fulfill a life-long dream of We spent a lot of time on the the breeze heavy as we took in the seeing both kangaroos and koalas up beach. The beaches were beautifully beautiful homes, the Sydney Harbor close. I even saw a crocodile — but bizarre — white-sand beaches that Bridge and the famous opera house. it was nothing like the escapades of DON’T wear sweats unless you plan to sweat in them. And barked as we walked on them. It was surreal to see sights I’d only Steve Irwin. I walked on sand that unless you’re training to be a DO wear a tasteful hat that Since I desperately wanted to see ever seen in photographs. barked and experienced a world accentuates your personal judo expert, leave these pants in style and the guitar also adds some kangaroos, we spent nearly a Still in Sydney, we did some outside of my own. the dojo. personality. 10.05.06 p.6 ...... School for Scoundrels Not Just Another Nerdy Flick By paolo andres holds-barred battle for the position Daily Titan Staff Writer of supreme alpha male. [email protected] Backed into the corner, Roger School for Scoundrels employs decides to fight fire with fire and the same Revenge of the Nerds- engage Dr. P in the same sinister type behavior seen in hundreds of game. movies. But where many others Though the movie doesn’t exactly fail, the movie coasts well above the break any cinematic barriers, comedic tide, providing laughs and Scoundrels does have decent comedic being a joy to watch. value. Jon Heder plays the distressed The movie gets most of its meter maid Roger who suffers from excitement through Roger and Mr. low self-esteem and panic attacks. P’s cat-and-mouse game of sabotage After advice from a friend, Heder and infiltration. With well-scripted enrolls in confidence-building class confrontations, the movie becomes taught by a mysterious Mr. P, played dark enough that the competition, by Billy Bob Thornton. though overboard at times, did not Though his techniques are become overplayed. unorthodox and often dangerous, The casting also provides for great Thornton’s character proves the on-screen chemistry with meshing method to his madness, allowing Thornton’s suave but appalling Heder’s character to gain new character with Heder’s famous loner confidence and a self-assured nerd bit. Courtesy of Dimension Films, 2006/Tracy Bennett Jon Heder stars as distressed meter maid Roger in Todd Phillips’ School for Scoundrels. demeanor. Heder does play the once-funny All is going well until Roger finds but greatly overused nerd demeanor Great supporting cast members could have been more sophisticated though the movie does use the same out that his being the top student employed in Napoleon Dynamite, also provide the movie that extra if the actors were used them in more formula as every other nerd movie, unleashes Mr. P’s ultra-competitive but his pairing with Thornton’s layer of comedic entertainment. engaging characters. a thoughtful script mixed with a behavior. Setting out to destroy his Mr. Suave appeal prevents the But with stellar comedic talents in Though the movie is not without cheap laugh here and there prevents star student’s professional career character from becoming tiring and the likes of Sarah Silverman, David flaws, School for Scoundrels is quite School for Scoundrels from becoming and love life, Mr. P engages in a no- overbearing. Cross and Ben Stiller, the movie funny and entertaining. Even cinematic mediocrity. Open Season Best in 3-D Gary Sinise, after the two animals. homage to Braveheart at the end. By Benjamin weiner Lawrence, Kutcher and Sinise all do If you’ve seen Over the Hedge, Daily Titan Staff Writer average jobs for their vocal roles. Madagascar, or Hoodwinked, you’ve [email protected] However, Billy Connolly, who seen Open Season. voices McSquizzy the squirrel does Avoid this one unless you need Having not seen a 3-D movie an outstanding job. a place to take the kids for the since Captain EO at Disneyland There is some good toilet humor afternoon or want to pay a couple about 20 years ago, I have to admit in the movie that will have you bucks more to see it in IMAX I was shocked when Sony Pictures laughing out loud, and there’s also a 3-D. Open Season came on the screen. The movie has the same repetitious storyline we have seen from just about every computer- animated movie coming out of various studios. It is no different from others in that it’s big on graphics and short on story or dialogue. Boog, voiced by Martin Lawrence, is a grizzly bear that lives the cushy life working at an animal show and living in a garage. When Boog has a chance encounter with Elliot the mule deer, voiced by Ashton Kutcher, he finds himself out in the wilderness and forced for the first time to fend for himself. This typical fish-out-of-water story only works because hunting Courtesy of Dimension Films, 2006/Tracy Bennett Martin Lawrence voices the grizzly bear, Boog (l), and Ashton Kutcher voices season is about to begin and vengeful Elliot, a mule deer, in Sony Pictures Animation’s action-adventure comedy master hunter Shaw, voiced by Open Season, a Columbia Pictures release...... p.7 10.05.06 An Apathetic New Trend for Fullerton Style By ADAM LEVY Bouslog sensed the hype and with color and life, a hybrid of shirts are one-of-a-kind, and we’ll got it.” Daily Titan News Editor capitalized on it, enlisting a core of the California surfer look with a never make the same one twice,” You can see more of Apathetic [email protected] backers and artisans to help him in hard-edge skating influence. “It’s Bouslog said. “It’s something you Clothing and Apparel on the his cause. completely original – not corporate don’t see every day, and when you Web at http://www.myspace.com/ Based out of Fullerton, Apathetic Apathetic Clothing has two in any way,” said Cody Stone, a 22- wear it, you’ll get asked where you apatheticlothing. Clothing and Apparel is a home- principal investors, Grant Alvarez year-old construction laborer who grown business that manufactures a and Mike Holanik, and specialty estimates his Apathetic collection to colorful array of custom shirts, hats, artists, Matt Larson and Casey around 10 items. pparel belts and skateboards. McCann. Bouslog attributes most of Nic Bouslog, 24, is the founder of In the early stages of commerce his creative influences to color the company and personally makes for the aspiring entrepreneurs, the schemes and time periods as well or oversees all production processes company’s informal business model as designers such as DG, Perry Ellis from his in-home art studio. He has been marked by high start-up and Guess. Larson said the designs specializes in graphic design and costs. are a byproduct of “whatever we see airbrushing. Bouslog estimates the company’s that’s hot, at the bar, at the stores, Clothingpathetic A and Bouslog said the company was initial investments have hovered wherever.” born in 2004 out of a disdain for around $6,000 on expenses ranging Apathetic Clothing appeals to the the lack of creativity and avaricious from government copyrights to consumers’ desire for one-of-a-kind nature of contemporary retail silkscreen machines. merchandise. It offers the consumer fashion. He has a cavalier approach about the opportunity to choose amongst CourtesyPhoto A
“One day, I decided that I wasn’t the profitability of his endeavor so the company’s vast assortment of into all the casual wear that I saw on far, as he establishes production colors and stencils in designing their the street, and the stuff I did like was quality and a customer base. custom-made goods. way too overpriced — So I started “I’ve been able to drink for He likens the company to a tattoo making my own,” said Bouslog in free when I go out,” Bouslog said. parlor for clothes. an e-mail interview. “From there “Whether or not we’re in the red “The cool thing about ACA on out people just liked my designs or making a profit has yet to be [Apathetic Clothing and Apparel] and started asking me to make some determined.” is that it’s not just mass produced gear for them.” The art on their apparel radiates clothing — all of our air-brushed Lennon Proves Like Father, Like Son With His New Album By Sean McCormick and his father is that the elder was “Dead Meat,” kicks off the album Daily Titan Staff Writer innovative. True, Sean’s music is with an enchanting piano piece [email protected] deviant from the mainstream today, followed by a medley of strings and but still follows in John’s wake. a catchy chorus telling listeners that And, while most musicians would they will get what they deserve. die to be seen on the same plane, “Wait for Me,” shines because Sean’s music deserves that esteem. of a very catchy set of lyrics and Maybe it runs in the family. jingle-jangle guitar with an almost From the ambient piano, layers George-Harrison-like lead. of swelling tremolo, dramatic piano Somehow, some backwards guitar changes to the soft urgency in Sean’s slips on to the track. Piano fills and voice, the new album screams of his a melody that will play over in your father. head force this song to stand out as The music video for “Friendly an instant classic. Fire” even shows Sean wearing “Would I be the One” is the most When you think Lennon, you round glasses — a trademark his different on the album, but is still think of John. Why does even Sean father created. not original. The song is an over- Lennon’s “Friendly Fire” make you If anything, Sean’s style was echoed, reverberated, organ-driven think of John? It’s not only because inherited. cover of a T-Rex song. they’re related. Lennon’s album is geared toward “Friendly Fire,” the title track, is Perhaps the marketing is over- the avant garde with its own the most original-sounding outside stated, and perhaps Sean is riding theatrical trailer with trippy color- the fact that Sean can not help his father’s coattails. changing rooms, slow motion, but sound like John in tone and Either way, the music sounds as Victorian-era costumes and Lindsay melody. if John Lennon never died, and just Lohan. This album is a must-hear, but came out with a new album. The album is meant to be listened not a must-buy. This is a compliment to the to as a whole, but some of the better music, but not to the originality of songs are “Wait for Me,” “Dead LISTEN ONLINE Sean. Meat,” “Would I be the One” and NEW SEAN LENNON @ WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ The main difference between him the title track “Friendly Fire.” DAILYTITANBUZZ